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REDS Band is a talented and energetic teen folk quartet from Olympia, Washington. On their self-titled debut, produced by fiddle virtuoso Lisa Ornstein, they play fiddle music of Ireland, Canada, Scandinavia, Scotland, and America with verve and conviction.

The band members, brothers Dante and Eros Faulk plus brothers River and Sage Scheuerell, have been friends since childhood. They started their musical journey in contemporary and classical music but have come to love and share trad music in its many varieties and styles. The lads play traditional tunes, original compositions and develop intricate arrangements for their take on traditional classics. Their norm is two fiddles, guitar and cello, but on their debut album, they also play bodhran (Irish drum), mandolin, bouzouki, shruti box, and foot tapping.

Although young, REDS Band plays regularly throughout the Pacific Northwest, having appeared at the NW Folklife Festival, Wintergrass, Bellingham Folk Festival, Olympia Old Time Festival, Olympia Fall Arts Walk, Washington Center for the Performing Arts Young Ambassadors Showcase, and opened for the world-renowned fiddle/cello duo, Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Newgrass master Darol Anger and Cello Goblin, Rushad Eggleston, as well as sharing the stage with Irish Celtgrass originators, We Banjo 3.

This is the second GMR release for Dante and Eros – last year’s duo album Beirt was well received. A much younger River released a solo CD in 2014, River’s Edge.

“There’s nothing quite as Pacific Northwestern as Olympia’s teen fiddle-and-folk band, REDS Band. With no shortage of musical talent, REDS perform a mix of original, popular and traditional music across Washington state, using the bodhran, cello, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin.”

Jan 30, 2017 press quote

“There’s nothing quite as Pacific Northwestern as Olympia’s teen fiddle-and-folk band, REDS Band. With no shortage of musical talent, REDS perform a mix of original, popular and traditional music across Washington state, using the bodhran, cello, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin.”

REDS Band Performance Documentary

REDS Band with We Banjo 3

This was an #EPIC night! Our favorite band, We Banjo 3 from Ireland, invited us on stage with them last night during their first concert of their US tour, in Kent, WA!! Unforgettable, does not begin to describe it ... we are still buzzing!! We hope you enjoy the video as much as (or even half of!) the fun we've had!!

REDS Band, Breakin' Up Christmas

Here's a video from our studio session today. This traditional old time tune will be featured on this year's Charity Christmas Album by Green Monkey Records, along with other artists from all genres. Recorded at Tom Dyer Sound, Olympia, WAProfits go to MusiCares. Available digitally December 1st.

Dante Faulk – Cello, Bodhran

Eros Faulk – Fiddle, Shruti box, Foot tapping

River Scheurell – Fiddle, Mandolin, Bouzouki

Sage Scheurell – Guitar

Submissions

If you want to send us stuff to consider, you can. We don’t take on a lot of new projects, but are open minded. Please listen to some of our stuff and see if you think you’d fit in. We generally prefer you just use the Contact Us link and send MP3s and some info, but you can mail us stuff at:

Green Monkey Records LLC
PO Box 13494Olympia WA 98508

We will usually give you some kind of feedback, but no promises there.